Clinic to help students improve interview skills
University Career Services is hosting an interview clinic tonight on the first floor of Stearns Center. The clinic will have company representatives from various industries, who will provide inside tips on interviewing for co-op and employment after graduation. Career Services is holding the panel discussion from 5 to 6 p.m. After the clinic, the floor will open up and students can participate in mock interviews to practice what they’ve learned. Students planning to attend must register beforehand at http://bit.ly/interview-clinic.
– Taylor Dobbs, News Staff
Event to prepare students for apartment hunt
Off Campus Student Services (OCSS) is hosting an Apartment Boot Camp tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in 102 West Village G and again on Wed., Feb. 22 in Willis Hall. The office’s community ambassadors will tell students about their rights when apartment hunting, how to read a lease and how to deal with realtors.
– Taylor Dobbs, News Staff
Professors take on eating disorders
Northeastern Cinema Studies Professor Emily Fox-Kales will join Professor Debra Franko of the Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology for a discussion of eating disorders, their harm, and the steps society is (and isn’t) taking to prevent what they call an “epidemic.” At the event, Wed., Feb. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Alumni Center at 716 Columbus Ave., Fox-Kales, author of the book “Body Shots,” will talk about how the media’s portrayal of women influences eating disorders, and Franko will discuss a new online program designed to combat the disorders.
– Taylor Dobbs, News Staff
Murder on Tremont Street
A resident of 1049 Tremont St., near International Village (INV), found a 50-year-old neighbor found fatally wounded Thursday, Feb. 9, according to reports from the Boston Police Department (BPD). Initial reports based on police radio transcripts indicated the victim was killed with a baseball bat, but BPD officials declined to confirm the weapon.
Northeastern Director of Communications Renata Nyul confirmed no one involved in the crime had university affiliations.
“Other than the close proximity of the location, there is absolutely no affiliation between the incident and Northeastern,” Nyul said in a statement.
– Taylor Dobbs, News Staff
